Indian Traditional - Games

Look at the modern children, one striking difference between the childhood that the previous age group had and the one that this age group is having is the lack of Indian or native games. In our age group we used to play a variety of indoor and outdoor games that were the games of this soil. Nobody is playing games like Kabaddi, Goli, Gilli or the indoor games like the book cricket, current pass, Guess cricket, chess and lock and key. These games have a rich culture and heritage value and were tools of passing on some ancestral knowledge or the other. We would like to see our hubbers come out with details of their favorite native games and how they enjoyed it.

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Traditional Games were not just games; they were designed in such a way that one can develop lot of skills like logical thinking, building strategy, concentration, basic mathematics, aiming, and lot more. Nowadays we develop these skills by paying money to centers that conduct personal development courses.

The values that we achieve by playing these games are more when compared to the games that we play nowadays. Some of the values that we gain are that they are environment friendly, we get a chance to learn about our culture and history, and an important thing is, it is suitable for all ages, so they increase the interaction between generations. Many modern games played around the world have their origin in these traditional games this is a pride to our country's culture.

Part of India’s ancient culture is the traditional games and martial arts. These games are intensely enmeshed in the culture of the region and are aimed towards physical excellence. Some of the traditional Indian games are:

Games of Ancient India

• Also Aap
• Boat Race
• Dhopkhel
• Gella-Chutt
• Inbuan
• Insuknawr
• Kabaddi
• Kang Shanaba
• Kho Kho
• Khong Kangjei
• Kirip
• Lamjei
• Mallakhamb
• Mizo Inchai
• Mukna
• Nagaland Arunachal Games
• Sagol Kangjei
• Yubee-Lakpee Archery